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Inside Wal-Mart IT

Posted by michael on from the jar-of-pickles-99-cents dept.

prostoalex writes "Information Week magazine takes a look at Wal-Mart's IT infrastructure. Wal-Mart's yearly global sales are quoted at more than 250 billion dollars, their IT spending is less than 1% of that. At the same time, the company manages to pursue new venues in optimizing retail with the wonders of technology. And what about outsourcing IT for the sake of optimization? 'We'd be nuts to outsource,' a top IT executive at Wal-Mart replies."

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  1. Wal-Mart and RFID by ae · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Speaking of Wal-Mart and IT, here is an interesting Salon article on Wal-Mart and RFID.

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  2. What if WalMart is in charged of the IT industry by Taco+Cowboy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Anyone want to play the "What If ..." scenario game?

    What if WalMart is in charged of the IT industry ..

    What if MicroSoft runs by the WalMart people ?

    What if Intel is owned by Walmart ?

    Will Linux exist get its chance ?

    What will InterNet looks like ?

    The Virus, Spams, etc. that are plaguing
    everyone using computer today, if WalMart is
    in charged, will they ever happen ?

    Thx.

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  3. Re:cow-tail by bob+beta · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    McDonald's Big-n-tasty is one of their best sandwiches.

    I rue the day when they took it off the dollar menu and replaced it with the crappy double cheeseburger.

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